The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) yesterday issued a statement confirming forthcoming changes in September to both RIDDOR incident reporting and also confirming that the HSE infoline would be closed.

Key changes to be aware of:

As of 12 September RIDDOR reporting will be moved to a primarily online reporting system with revised forms aiming at making the reporting process faster and simpler for users. Fatal and major injuries may still be notified by telephone as they are currently.

As of 30 September the HSE Infoline will end and businesses are advised to use the HSE website (www.hse.gov.uk) in its’ place.